Will Caesars Unload the WSOP?

Caesars Entertainment Corp. could be unloading the World Series of Poker (WSOP) if the company’s stock prices continue dropping. Shares in the fabled Vegas institution have been free falling lately, losing almost 20% of its value over the course of just a week.

Industry analysts are also expressing concerns that the house Jay Sarno built may have taken on too much with its massive, new Project Linq Las Vegas. The $550 million construction plan is designed to link up all the Ceasars properties on the Strip and will transform the gambling Mecca forever.

Companies carrying the type of debt Caesars has, as much as $19 billion, are frequently forced to spin off entities as part of a broader restructuring effort. This kind of move helps protect valuable assets from being lost completely and helps assure panicky investors that all will be fine.

The WSOP is part of Caesars’ Interactive Unit, which also runs the popular Ceasars casino app on Facebook. It’s also the the unit that would be spearheading the company’s online poker efforts in the Silver State.

So far there’s been no comment from Ceasars executives on the stock tumble or on a potential WSOP selloff.

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One Response to Will Caesars Unload the WSOP?

They invested too heavily in bricks and mortar projects and shunned online gaming as being too competitive for real world casinos. Now they understand that the world is too small for protectionist attitudes if you want to be a big player.